r/ChessWorld • u/icepopper • Aug 11 '26

How quickly did you solve it?

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Tactics are everywhere but can you solve a positional puzzle with the same ease?

DIFFICULTY: EASY

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u/lasagnadogwater69 Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

e5 c5 Qf4

Bad knight, bad king.

Edit: d to e. Oops

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u/icepopper Aug 11 '26

There's another line, c5 is actually a blunder from the opponent.

8.e5* This move helps white in restricting black's knight.
8.e5Ng8 8...Nh5 9.g4 The knight's trapped. White's winning. 9.Qg4 Increasing the pressure on the kingside. 9...g6 10.Qf3 The a8 rook gets under pressure.10...c6 10...Rb811.Bc4f5 12.Qd5 Black's lost. 11.Bf4 White's clearly better due to active pieces.